My quilting thoughts and inspirations sprinkled with a glimpse of life down on the farm

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Stitching with friends (twice!)

Once again I am tied up with sneaky sewing at the moment so I'm just going to show this sneaky peek......
However I downed tools for Friday Night Sew In with others from around the globe, and tidied up a few of my leader-ender-scrap-busting-rainbow-scrap-challenge blocks.
February's colour for the so-scrappy challenge is brown (click *here* to get to the rainbow scrap challenge link up page), I have plenty of brown scraps so it didn't take me long to get these blocks prepped earlier in the month. I've decided to make 4 honeybucket stars of each colourway, join them like this.... and see what happens :-) 






So January's stars got the same treatment —
These blocks finish at 15" so I should get a decent sized quilt; perfect for some coziness :-)
I realised this week that this it the first virtual Friday night sewing I've been able to take part in - co-incidently, we've had family happenings every other FNSI and FNWF this year. Thank you Wendy for having us all along sewing with you.

I had another night sewing with friends earlier on this week..... got some 9-patches done... 
Busting more scraps
It was our Christmas get together for our local sewing group... yes, a little late but - you know how it is - December is always too busy, January is holiday time so February it was! 
We had a delicious shared meal (drool over roast chicken, salads, pav and fruit salad ♥) and exchanged our Christmas gifts, Secret Santa style.
I received this beautiful block holder from Leeanne
It's a great size...maybe I should be starting another project to put it to good use!
More yumminess on the back. I thought the little angels were holding
needles and thread but then realised they are fishing for the stars :-)
And sewn inside on the first page.... lovely saying. Leeanne reminded me I
had given her a panel with these sayings on it a few years ago!
I made for Barb.... here is my offering —
If you click on the photo you should get a better look at the
stitchery. (I should have taken a better photo).
French General fabrics, I knew Barb likes these!
It was a fun night (thank you ladies)!
Today is going to be a quilting day for me, all going according to plan, I'll be immersed in feathers!
'till next time, 
happy stitching,

31 comments:

  1. How clever to celebrate a late Christmas. Time to really enjoy with friends. Love your Rainbow Scrap challenge stars. I have joined that one and making 9 patches.

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  2. What a lovely gift of a block holder, beautiful to look at and so handy. You have a lot of projects on the go Raewyn - like many of us I think!

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  3. Beautiful presents given and received Raewyn....great to have your catch up in Feb, when things are a little more settled. Your star blocks are lovely, , seeing the pics you dont realise the size of them, I thought they were little blocks until you said they were 15 inches.

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  4. Love the close up of your appliqué, can't wait to see the rest!
    Gorgeous Christmas presents. Very cute crazy quilt lady stitchery.
    Your scrappy stars look great.
    Happy quilting

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  5. Lovely fabrics you are using in your secrect project..
    Those star blocks are great ..would love that pattern , is it available any where please?
    Sew nice to have Christmas in Febuary..beautiful gifts you made and received..

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  6. I love your rainbow blocks. From what I can see your sneaky sewing looks gorgeous. Beautiful gifts given and received xx

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  7. I like the idea of the large RSC blocks. Nice way to get a good sized quilt. (Yes, I just said I liked the idea of large blocks.) : )
    I wondered if Leeanne had made that for you when I saw it on her blog. Wonderful gift. Looks like the bag you made is a winner, too. Very fun stichery!

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  8. What a pretty bag you made for Barb. Love the cheeky little face on the girl.

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  9. Great to celebrate Christmas with quilting friends. Lovely gifts given and received. Wonderful brown blocks happening.

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  10. Lots of activity happening in your sewing room and you have some wonderful results to show it!

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  11. What great projects. Love that tote and block holder!

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  12. What lovely gifts!
    I really like your stars - I've never seen them before. I may have to make one or two... 8)

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  13. Looks like you had some good times this week in addition to making great Browns progress.

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  14. Your browns are really wonderful and that label is super cute.

    The embroidery looks so nice and neat in your projects.

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  15. liking the stars not seen this block before so off to check it out hopefully will find it on google what would we go without google I wonder. What a great way to keep made blocks I have a few 13" plastic boxes but think your gift is a much nicer idea, thinking cap is on. You also made some wonderful gifts

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  16. Very nice indeed so many lovely projects xxx

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  17. oh dear have been searching on line but cannot find anything about the honeybucket star block is it your own design?

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  18. The block holder is a clever idea and so cute. Your blocks are great, and a nice big size. Keep up the good work!

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  19. I love that block --I need to do something that is not paper piecing for the color of the month--so far I have 3 paper pieced ones going!!
    love all those projects you are working on--
    love and laughter, di

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  20. Love your honey bucket stars. A new blocks to me! Do you think you could give me the dimensions so I could work out how to make them? Thank you!

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  21. I really like the way you make these stars. Thank you for sharing ... :) Pat

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  22. I love this star. I've not seen one done that way before.

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  23. I love the star blocks, I don't think that I have ever seem them constructed that way before.

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  25. And I also love your stars and the colors you chose! And your applique in the sneaky photo is delicious!

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  26. Love your honey bucket star blocks! Looks like a great block to use up some scraps!
    The Christmas gifts are so pretty, also.

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  27. Lovely work with all your stitching. The scrappy stars are looking great. (I have started making some!) And the 9 patch pile is growing.
    The gift swaps are lovely. A wonderful block holder and a lovely bag. Beautiful work with your stitchery! And good luck with all your secret sewing.

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  28. Dear Raewyn,
    your sneak preview looks lovely and the blocks from the friday night sew in are beautiful. You also got a lovely present but your´s is also very cute and generous.
    I´m also stitiching "Anderson´s Farm", few days ago I recieved the first letter from australia...;-)))
    Many hugs
    Sigrid

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  29. I really loveeeee you Sneaky peak! Great fabrics.

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